Greg And Intel Investors - Intel's Product 1999 RoadMAP , Roll Out Schedules and Pricing are discussed in this article.
Note the following key Product Roll Out Dates:
Jan. 3 - 366 MHz Celeron plus Socket 370 ! (Yeah Sockets !)
Jan. 24 - Low Power Celerons for Low End Notebooks PLUS DIXONs (366 MHz Pentium IIs) for HIGH END Notebooks.
(Note to AMD's Sharpy - We Will Be Waiting !)
February 28 - Pentium II price cuts - "POSSIBLY" the Katmai Launch date.
April 11 - 400 MHz Celeron for Desktops Announcement + 333 MHz Mobile Celeron
Q1 sometime - TANNER with 2 Megabyte L2 Cache ! Maybe on the CPU chip?
Paul
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crw.com
Comdex News
Intel 1999: Celeron Hits 433MHz,
Consumer PCs Hit 600MHz
Mark Harrington
Las Vegas
11:54 AM EDT, Tues., Nov. 17, 1998
Intel will fortify positions in the low- and mid-range PC market next year by
increasing the speed of Celeron to 433MHz and upping the speed of
consumer desktops to 600MHz with a new 133MHz system bus, market
sources said.
Mixed into the early 1999 roadmap are steeper price cuts than previously
planned for Celeron and Pentium II microprocessors.
The 600MHz chip will be among the late arrivals in a new Intel roadmap that
includes Pentium II models with enhanced MMX instruction sets -- a class
of chips code-named Katmai. The 133MHz system bus enhancement, part
of an effort known as Coppermine, will make its debut in the second half of
next year, the sources said.
While Katmai-class processors, which include 70 new MMX-like
instructions, have been discussed for some time, Intel's strategy for the new
processor was made clear in meetings with OEMs and key partners late
last month. Systems with the new Katmai chips will be available in late
February or early March, when 450MHz and 500MHz versions make their
formal debuts at prices lower than previously expected -- to ensure quick
assimilation into the market.
While Intel executives declined to discuss specifics of the Katmai launch,
Paul Otellini, executive vice president and general manager of Intel's
architecture business group, indicated the processor will be heavily
marketed for its ability to facilitate Internet functionality. He said there will
be several times the amount of software for the processor at launch than
had been available for MMX.
While Intel won't discuss pricing, sources say the 450MHz will be
introduced at a $528 price in 1,000-unit quantities, and the 500MHz at $760.
Intel will launch a 533MHz Katmai at a $740 price later in the year, the
sources said, and speeds will reach 600MHz by year's end.
Efficiencies in production capabilities have allowed Intel to cut the price of
its standard Pentium II chips below previously indicated cuts, Intel told
partners. Accordingly, the Pentium II 450MHz, which dropped to around
$560 on Oct. 25, will drop on Feb. 28 to $475 instead of a previously
planned $520, sources said. (The 450MHz will drop to $395 on April 11, and
$302 shortly thereafter.)
Also in for a deeper cut than planned is the Pentium II 400, which dropped
on Oct. 25 to $375. On Jan. 3, it will be reduced to $353, then drop again on
Feb. 28 to $280 from a previously planned $315. On April 11, it drops again
to $245, then to $200 shortly thereafter.
The Pentium II 300MHz and 333MHz (currently at $205 and $180,
respectively), will hold their pricing into Q1, when they are expected to fade
from the scene.
Celeron processors will also get a big boost from Intel, starting late this
year, when the company implements a new cost-efficient method to mount
the chip on new motherboards in a 370-pin design called PPGA. The first of
those will be available late this year, for official introduction with the
imminent 366MHz Celeron on Jan. 3. Intel has lowered the introductory
price of that chip to around $160, from a previously planned $190. It will drop
to around $150 on April 11, when the 400MHz Celeron makes its
appearance on the roadmap, at a price of $180.
Also planned for steeper cuts on Jan. 3 are the Celeron 333MHz and the
Celeron 300, both of which sport 128KB of cache. From respective prices of
$160 and $140, the two will drop to around $120 and $90. (Previously
planned prices would have left the two at $150 and $105, respectively, on
Jan 3.)
While Intel said it plans to bring the Celeron to the mobile PC market, it will
do so in ways that accelerate acceptance of the chip, to make up for gains
by AMD and Cyrix at the low end, sources said.
On Jan. 24, Intel will unveil a strategy around three Celeron chips for mobile
users: the 300MHz, a standard 266MHz and a 233MHz. The chips will be
priced to OEMs at $185 (down from a previously planned $240), $106 (down
from a previously planned $153), and $100, respectively.
On or before April 11, Intel will introduce a fourth mobile Celeron, a 333MHz
version, at a planned $185 price point. It will also introduce a low-voltage
version of the 266MHz Celeron, priced at $135.
Other new chips in the mobile line, to be announced Jan. 24, include
Pentium IIs in 366MHz, 333MHz, 266MHz with low voltage, and a new
lower-than-planned price on the standard 266MHz (to $185, from a
previously planned $205).
Intel also plans to continue making standard Pentium-with-MMX chips for its
mobile line into January, carrying 300MHz, two 266MHz units, and a
233MHz model.
The Intel roadmap through Q1 is equally aggressive on the corporate side,
as Intel pushes the envelope with new processors, code-named Tanner, that
boast 2MB of cache, speeds of 500MHz, and prices from $930 to $3,690
(for the processor alone).
Pentium II Xeon processors will also stay in the game, with speeds from
400MHz to 450MHz and prices ranging from $820 to $3,690.
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